Bane and Jinx

Bane

Bane noun - A source of harm or misfortune.
Usage example: regarding the new laborsaving machinery as a bane, the 19th-century Luddites went about destroying it in protest

Jinx and bane are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jinx" instead a noun "Bane".

Nearby Words: banal, baneful

Jinx

Jinx noun - Something that brings bad luck.

Bane and jinx are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bane" instead a noun "Jinx".

How words are described

natural natural bane natural jinx
powerful powerful bane powerful jinx
real real bane real jinx
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